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It was only a few years ago that the UK was aiming for an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 - now the goal is an eminently achievable 81 per cent cut by 2035

CBI, Corporate Leaders Group, and others welcome clarity provided by government's new target to slash emissions by 81 per cent by 2035

Prime Minister confirms new Nationally Determined Contribution target will aim to slash emissions over the next decade, ahead of hotly anticipated speech at COP29 Summit in Baku

Deeply underpowered current national climate plans will lead to ‘human and economic trainwreck for every country, without exception’, UNFCCC head warns

Businesses call on government to accelerate decarbonisation efforts, as Climate Change Committee publishes guidance on UK's next UN climate target

National climate action plans reflective of COP28 policy pledges and latest tech innovation could achieve 18GT of CO2 mitigation a year by 2035, new report argues

UAE, Azerbaijan, and Brazil promise to deliver more ambitious national climate plans by early next year and urge other nations to follow suit

Updated nationally-determined contribution sets out further details on UK's 2030 decarbonisation target and its plans for boosting green skills and 'levelling up'

Government approves new plan to cut emissions intensity 45 per cent and generate 50 per cent of its electricity from renewables by 2030

Yet food commitments are 'startlingly absent' from most countries' Paris Agreement plans, warns Global Alliance for the Future of Food